DOI: 10.1093/ced/llag278 ISSN: 0307-6938

Shuddering Attacks in an Infant Treated with Atenolol for Infantile Hemangioma: A Previously Unreported Adverse Effect

Yaara Yerushalmi, Omer Bar-Yosef, Shoshana Greenberger

Complicated infantile hemangiomas require treatment, often with oral beta-blockers. Atenolol, a selective beta-blocker with rare neurological side effects, is considered a safer alternative to propranolol. This article reports a case of shuddering attacks, occurring during atenolol therapy, highlighting a previously unreported potential medication-related adverse effect.

More from our Archive